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Differentiated cells in a back-up role

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Two independent studies show that, if push comes to shove, differentiated cells of the stomach and lung can act as adult stem cells, generating various cell types of the tissues, including a pool of stem cells. See Article p.218

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Figure 1: When mature cells function as reserve stem cells.

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  1. Tushar J. Desai is in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5307, USA.,

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  2. Mark A. Krasnow is in the Department of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5307, USA.,

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Desai, T., Krasnow, M. Differentiated cells in a back-up role. Nature 503, 204–205 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12706

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